He was responsible for promoting the network's coverage of the Arab uprisings which won global plaudits, and culminated in awards including Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year and a Peabody.
[5][6] He has organised brand campaigns around the world - including in the United States, Australia, India, MENA and sub-Saharan Africa[7] - and is a speaker at international PR conferences.
[8][9] After the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, Saeed organised what is considered to be the first ever Muslim-organised demonstration against Al-Qaeda terrorism in the world.
He was formerly a volunteer spokesman for the Muslim Association of Britain in Scotland, and before Anwar Al-Awlaki openly embraced terrorism, he called for his release from incarceration in Yemen.
[15] He wrote a 2005 article in The Guardian suggesting that the restoration of a caliphate[16] could be based on democracy and human rights in response to comments by prime minister Tony Blair saying that it was the preserve of Al Qaeda.
[18] Saeed's time at the Scottish-Islamic Foundation was dogged by allegations of cronyism after the organisation was awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds of grants by the SNP Government, the party for whom he was a parliamentary candidate.
[24] His campaign concentrated on opposing public spending cuts proposed by the Conservative and Labour parties,[25] connecting Scotland to the high-speed rail network to London and Europe,[26] and attracted high profile endorsements.
[27][28][29] First Minister Alex Salmond said of Saeed: "I don't think I've ever met anyone better suited to face down the rigours of Westminster and to make a presentation of principle for his community and for his country.